[mikepurvis]

I miss that too. There’s so many little micro-improvements that are possible when you’re reading code— clarifying a variable name, expanding a comment, adding a test case, and it’s unfortunate when those things are lost under the inertia of it being a pain in the butt to create PRs and get them reviewed.

At the same time, I expect your PM is delighted that you’re not wasting time getting distracted with all that yak shaving nonsense and are instead working on the next burndown ticket that has been assigned a t-shirt size and the appropriate number of story points.

[jazzejeff1]

Same here. At my previous employer, we’d pair regularly, even on PRs. Larger blocks of work would warrant a mini-standup so the team could all review together in real-time (after an async review with comments). It’s an efficient use of time while acknowledging the need for real-time, humane communication.